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This does look very well-done, assuming it is a actual carving and not cast from wood composite or resin. Some castings can look very much like...
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It might be from Alaska, but the designs are not Northwest Coast Native; studio pottery-style abstract, I'd guess.
Does it make a cool noise if you hit it with a drumstick? Percussion instrument?
You could take the gold out and sell it, might be worth more as gold than as a divining rod. I think the legend on these was that it had to be...
I'm thinking marble also; marble comes in a lot of different colors and patterns, depending on where exactly it is from. Here are some examples:...
Very similar. What is the purpose of that one?
Perhaps for use as a "secret" compartment? My Grandfather made bookcases that had the bottom panel of the lowest shelf removable, for no...
I'd guess that the reason for the dual handles was so they could fold against the item when not in use, but be fairly steady when unfolded; as...
My apologies if my earlier post seemed to suggest there was anything wrong with meandering or going off-topic, or seemed to point at anyone in...
Sure does....I'll have to try to get some next time I'm in Vancouver.:happy:
PS, although Skokomish is an old and literal phonetic spelling of the native name for the Squamish people, they should not be confused with the...
Yes, could be Frank, as Komo suggests; but it is a large family. I've seen these little heads before, but don't recall which of the Natralls do...
Greetings, and good luck with the crystal.
But to answer the original question, although I am not a furniture expert, I'd call this an "armoire," a tall piece of furniture that usually has...
I see the word "Alpe" I think.....comerdall? Italian for Alpine cabin or canyon?
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